The review of literature is a chance to find out what other scientists have learned about BOTH variables in the cause and effect question.
It is very important to locate reputable print sources. At least five text-based sources are required. Honors credit projects demonstrate your ability to go beyond encyclopedias (Encyclopedia Britannica – not allowed) and easy search engines (Wikipedia – no way). Nature and Science are examples of peer-reviewed journals.
Once you have located a 5 good sources, use Easy Bib to construct an annotated bibliography. These annotations are NOT a substitute for the Review of Literature.
POST THE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY TO Echo Activities FOR APPROVAL OF SOURCES.
Here is a summary of the information that you should gain from researching books or articles about your topic:
Why is this experiment relevant to you? What do you think you will learn from this experiment?
Why is this experiment a valid science investigation?
The underlying scientific principles of this topic – look for information about both the dependent and independent variables.
Look for information about any special procedures needed to collect data.
Information to develop a sophisticated hypothesis.
(For conclusion) What have other researchers concluded about this topic?
Once you have summarized your library research in your own words, write this summary as a formal Introduction following the format below. Do not address the reader, use operational definitions, follow rules of good paragraph construction, grammar, and spelling. See the page called “EDITING YOUR WRITING” and work through the checklist before turning in.
The first draft of this Introduction (2 pages in MLA format) will be submitted to Turn-it-in.com. If you want to submit early to edit for originality, send the assignment to "Introduction - student version" in Turn-it-in.com.
Class ID:4701520Password: chemistry12 INTRODUCTION Purpose Write in the present tense. Include the rationale for conducting the research emphasizing unresolved questions or issues, a statement of what you hope to learn and why you chose this project. Write in present tense. The pronoun “I” is acceptable in this paragraph.
Hypothesis Write in the present tense. Incorporate teacher comments from the wiki before writing hypothesis.
Review of Literature (2 pages) Write in the past tense. What information about this topic did you find in text-based sources? Describe what was learned about both the independent and dependent variable from the sources. Also summarize your research into any specialized procedures. Use Easy Bib to add parenthetical citations for any information that is not standard knowledge. A review of literature does not even mention your plans for the experiment. Do not state the independent or dependent variables as such here.
Works Cited Use Easy Bib to format sources. There must be 5 text-based sources that are cited in the review of literature. Do NOT cut and past the annotated bibliography here. Works cited is simply the sources in MLA format.
Rubric
The review of literature is a chance to find out what other scientists have learned about BOTH variables in the cause and effect question.
It is very important to locate reputable print sources. At least five text-based sources are required. Honors credit projects demonstrate your ability to go beyond encyclopedias (Encyclopedia Britannica – not allowed) and easy search engines (Wikipedia – no way). Nature and Science are examples of peer-reviewed journals.
Once you have located a 5 good sources, use Easy Bib to construct an annotated bibliography. These annotations are NOT a substitute for the Review of Literature.
POST THE ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY TO Echo Activities FOR APPROVAL OF SOURCES.
Here is a summary of the information that you should gain from researching books or articles about your topic:
Once you have summarized your library research in your own words, write this summary as a formal Introduction following the format below. Do not address the reader, use operational definitions, follow rules of good paragraph construction, grammar, and spelling.
See the page called “EDITING YOUR WRITING” and work through the checklist before turning in.
The first draft of this Introduction (2 pages in MLA format) will be submitted to Turn-it-in.com. If you want to submit early to edit for originality, send the assignment to "Introduction - student version" in Turn-it-in.com.
Class ID:4701520Password: chemistry12
INTRODUCTION
Purpose
Write in the present tense. Include the rationale for conducting the research emphasizing unresolved questions or issues, a statement of what you hope to learn and why you chose this project. Write in present tense. The pronoun “I” is acceptable in this paragraph.
Hypothesis
Write in the present tense. Incorporate teacher comments from the wiki before writing hypothesis.
Review of Literature (2 pages)
Write in the past tense. What information about this topic did you find in text-based sources? Describe what was learned about both the independent and dependent variable from the sources. Also summarize your research into any specialized procedures. Use Easy Bib to add parenthetical citations for any information that is not standard knowledge. A review of literature does not even mention your plans for the experiment. Do not state the independent or dependent variables as such here.
Works Cited
Use Easy Bib to format sources. There must be 5 text-based sources that are cited in the review of literature. Do NOT cut and past the annotated bibliography here. Works cited is simply the sources in MLA format.